The National tribune., 1887-03-10

Daniel Fike, Webster, Kan, is anxious for
information concerning the wife Of Jonathan
b. Jewell. She is supposed to be living in
Nebraska.
A comrade writing from Eldred, n Y, in
quires of the whereabouts of Gen. Il. ID. Keyes.
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE informs him that
Gen Reyes is living, but it does not know his
address.
W. McEvoy, Equality. H., asks for informal
ton concerning Lieuts. E. Y. Brown, Titus and
Coleman, officers of cOlOred regiments, who
were left confined in dungeons in Libby when
the prisoners were taken South in the Spring of
1854. The NATIONAL TRIBUNE cannot give
the information asked for, but hopes this will
meet the eye of those who can.
comrade writing from Modesto, Cal, asks
for information on the subject Of raising ba-
nanas. Iii some comrade can respond The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE will be glad to print it.
A. G.. Bennett, Commander, John A. Dix Post,
No. AZ, San Jose, Cal, wishes information as to
the companies and regiments in which the fol
lowing named soldiers served who are buried
at that place, for the purpose of putting in
scriptiOns on headstoneS for their graves III. K.
Snowden, A. n. StrattOn, j. n. Hendricks0n,
Stephen Shea Lorenzo Medena Charles Hin
man, J. III. Garrett. and Golden Wright. He
has the discharge of Patrick NObin, Sergeant,
Co. l., 1st U. $. Cav, and also several tintypes
belonging to him.
j. W. Fleming, U. S. S. Ina, Point Pleasant,
n. j., asks who it was that fred one of the
starboard guns on a certain night while lying
in Tampa Bay, Fla, and what has become of
the colored sailor whom they all liked so we'll.
W. l.. Hart Co. G, 9Th Ind, Brandon, Iowa,
wishes to know whatever became of Geo. Hoe,
Co. H. 9TH Ind, who killed the little black
smith," of Co. /, in self-defense, while lying in
front of Petersburg.
Joseph W. Gaslock. Campbell, Mimi. would
like the address of COmrade III. c. Parker Co.
b, Mississippi Marine Brigade and he will tell
| him something to his advantage. He would
like the address of any members of Cos. B and
G. He is strongly in favor of the proposed Re-
union.
II. Zurich Co. A, 18th Ill. Cav, Galesburg,
| H., asks il any of the boys of Cos. ID, E, and
| G., of that regiment, can tell what became of
the regimental flag. Co. L was the color COM
/ pany and went with the others named under
Gems. Curtis and Steele on the campaign that
resulted in the capture of Helena, Ark, in 1862
| The writer does not remember seeing the flag
/ after the companies reiOined the regiments He
says it is not at Springfield H.. was it ever
| captured by the enemy. He thinks it ought to
| be in the Memorial Hall at Springfield.
| E. B. Cruise, Co. F, 18th Ind, Antwerp. sends
the words of the Rebel Spy's song" asked for
| by one OF the comrades. We have already
printed the song as sent by another comrade
| a subscriber" Chicago, ILL.,, wishes tOknOw
/ how it was that Senator Lewis Cass once served
| for few hours as President of the United
| States. He also asks whether Col Meagher,
of the 69th N. ", entered the service as Cap
| tain, whether he was wounded at the battle of
/ Bull Run, and whether he was not drowned in
| the Missouri River near Omaha.
! f. L. Moody, Springfield Wis.,, inquiries why
the 4th Wis. was kept in the service for more
| than year after the war closed. He says il was
mustered out May 2S, 1866, at Brownsville, Tex.
George w. Russell, Corporal. 25th N. Y. Cav,
wishes to know what corps his regiment be-
lOnged to, and where it was on the l1th of July,
/ 1874